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Five Aggregates and Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction

…feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. As we have discussed, such translations are misleading. It is better to use the Pāli terms and learn their true BROADER meanings. For example,…

Difference Between “Me and Mine” and Sakkāya Diṭṭhi

…“long a.” Therefore, there are two meanings of the Pāli word “atta.” The ultimate or absolute (paramattha) meaning of “having full control” is expressed by “atta.” The ordinary or relative…

Anussati and Anupassanā – Being Mindful and Removing Defilements

April 16, 2018; revised August 10, 2022 Anussati and Anupassanā 1. Anussati and anupassanā are two Pāli words with related but different meanings. It helps to understand the difference because…

Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta – Wrong Interpretations

…there). Anicca is pronounced “anichcha,” which rhymes with “picture.” https://puredhamma.net/wp-content/uploads/anicca.mp3 Dukkha is pronounced similarly, duk+kha. https://puredhamma.net/wp-content/uploads/dukkha.mp3 Anatta is pronounced, “anaththa.” https://puredhamma.net/wp-content/uploads/anatta.mp3 See “Popup Pāli Glossary with Pronunciation” for more meanings…

Nāmarupa – Different Types

Nāmarūpa has different meanings for inert objects and sentient beings. Current English translations of Tipiṭaka suttas only say nāma means name and rupa means form! April 23, 2023 Nāmarupa Associated…

Reply To: Early Buddhism vs Theravada

…nirodho” only refers to “kamma viññāṇa” and NOT “vipaka viññāṇa.” – See, “Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings” 7. If someone does not understand saṅkhāra or viññāṇa, that person obviously is…

Dhammānudhamma Paṭipatti – Connection to Paṭicca Samuppāda/Tilakkhana

…paṭipatti. In the previous post, we did an overview: “Dhamma – Different Meanings Depending on the Context.” Dhamma here is Buddha Dhamma. The “Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta (MN 28)” ends with the…

Wrong English translations of Aniccha, Anatta, Sakkaya ditthi… etc

…– because of “vinnana”. (45) Vinnana = Vikrith + nana “Vikrith” means defiled or distorted. So vinnana means defiled/distorted nana. This is due to these vinnana that we wrongly perceive…

Paṭicca Samuppāda – Introduction

…(touch) must be understood similarly. Two Meanings of Paticca 6. The Pāli word “paticca” has TWO possible meanings, depending on the context. The term “Paṭicca Samuppāda” means “getting attached willingly”…

Anatta – No Refuge in This World

…the Great Forty).” All Meanings of Anicca/Anatta Self-Consistent 12. All meanings/interpretations of anicca and anatta are interrelated. The first meaning of anatta says that there is no “unchanging essence” in…